Fox Run Vineyards, Gewürztraminer 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Floral and tropical fruit aromas of mango, lychee, pineapple and melon jump out of your glass you give this Gewürztraminer a swirl.[Read more]
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Red Tail Ridge Block 606 Riesling 2012 – Multi-Layered Complexity Unbundled
Red Tail Ridge, Block 606 Riesling 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Wow – a deliciously complex and multi-layered riesling![Read more]
J.R. Dill Winery Cabernet Franc 2009 – Tobacco, Chocolate & Black Fruit
J.R. Dill Winery, Cabernet Franc 2009, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This medium intensity cabernet franc is deeper in color than many of its contemporaries in the Finger Lakes region.[Read more]
Sheldrake Point Cabernet Franc 2011 – Late-Summer Red & Black Fruit
Sheldrake Point, Cabernet Franc 2011, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This light-bodied cabernet franc has a cherry and blackberry fruit nose.[Read more]
Bellwether Wine Cellars Dry Riesling 2013 Sawmill Creek Vineyard – Egg-Shaped Fermentation Vessel Riesling
Bellwether Wine Cellars, Dry Riesling 2013, Sawmill Creek Vineyard, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This slightly-sparkling riesling has a distinctive nose of pear, green apple and lemon citrus, similar to two other offerings from Bellwether.[Read more]
Bellwether Wine Cellars Dry Riesling 2013, A&D Vineyard – A Decidedly Bone Dry Riesling
Bellwether Wine Cellars, Dry Riesling 2013, A&D Vineyard, Kueka Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Bellwether rieslings share a distinctive golden pear and yellow apple doused-in-citrus nose.[Read more]
Anthony Road Gewürztraminer 2013 – A Gewürtz on the Nose that Arrives as a Pinot Gris in Your Glass
Anthony Road, Gewürztraminer 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: If you’re familiar with Alsatian Gewürztraminers which often have intense aromas that leap out of your glass, you’ll find the aromatics of this gewürztraminer to be more subtle but still expressive of characteristic gewürztraminer aromas of baking spice and lychee.[Read more]
Bellwether Wine Cellars Riesling 2013 Tuller Vineyard – Delivering Complexity Beyond that of Most Rieslings
Bellwether Wine Cellars, Riesling 2013, Tuller Vineyard, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: For those of you who are not familiar with natural-yeast fermented wine (or “indigenous-yeast”-fermented wine as winemakers are quick to correctly point out that all yeasts are “natural”), your senses will be pleasantly-engaged with the champagne-yeast, apple and pear-scented nose of this pale, lemon-colored riesling that is slightly sparkling in your glass – similar to the slight sparkle you enjoy in a glass vinho verde.[Read more]
Anthony Road Cabernet Franc-Lemberger 2013 – A Unique Finger Lakes Blend
Anthony Road, Cabernet Franc-Lemberger 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: You’ve probably never heard of a cab franc – lemberger blend, but you have now.[Read more]
Anthony Road Rosé of Cabernet Franc 2014 – A Harmonic Rosé Experience
Anthony Road, Rosé of Cabernet Franc 2014, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Having recently returned from a visit to the Finger Lakes, I’m excited to continue to expand my Finger Lakes wine repertoire – especially in the cab franc and rosé categories which combine both interests.[Read more]
